Wild vs Lightning

Final · Tue Mar 24 · 7:30 PM ET · Benchmark International Arena

Minnesota WildWild40-20-12

FinalMar 24, 2026

Tampa Bay LightningLightning44-21-5

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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop

Moneyline

MIN+124

TB−148

Puck line

MIN +1.5−180

TB −1.5+150

Total O/U

Over 6.5+100

Under 6.5−120

Puck line: Lightning −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 6.5 (9 goals).

Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Mar 24, 2026 to move to 44-21-5.

The Lightning came back from 2 goals down, trailing 2-0 in the first period. The go-ahead score came with 17:07 left in the third period: Erik Cernak Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (18), Andrei Vasilevskiy (2). The Lightning scored 3 power-play goals.

Score by period

Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning, score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	2	1	0	3
TB	0	3	3	6

W: Vasilevskiy · L: Gustavsson

Scoring plays

First Period

MINGoal · 2:28Mats Zuccarello Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (64), Matt Boldy (38)1-0
MINGoal · 18:49Brock Faber Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (21), Bobby Brink (15)2-0

Second Period

TBGoal · 5:45Brayden Point Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (36), Darren Raddysh (43)2-1
MINGoal · 9:51Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (30), Ryan Hartman (16)3-1
TBGoal · 12:27Jake Guentzel Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (44), Gage Goncalves (17)3-2
TBGoal · 15:19Darren Raddysh Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (80), Jake Guentzel (42)3-3

Third Period

TBGoal · 17:07Erik Cernak Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (18), Andrei Vasilevskiy (2)3-4
TBGoal · 18:42Brandon Hagel Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Paul (7)3-5
TBGoal · 19:36Pontus Holmberg Goal (11) , assists: Ryan McDonagh (9)3-6

Team stats

MINTB

Shots: 24; 25
Power Play Goals: 2; 3
Faceoff Win Percent: 52.5; 47.5
Hits: 20; 20
Blocked Shots: 19; 10
Penalty Minutes: 20; 20

Top performers

Minnesota WildTampa Bay Lightning

Goals

Vladimir Tarasenko1

Darren Raddysh1

Assists

Vladimir Tarasenko1

Darren Raddysh2

Points

Vladimir Tarasenko2

Darren Raddysh3

Player stats

Wild · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Matt Boldy LW	3	0	1	-1	21:15	0	1	2	0.0	0
Bobby Brink RW	0	0	0	0	12:24	0	1	3	0.0	0
Joel Eriksson Ek C	0	1	2	0	19:52	0	0	3	59.1	0
Nick Foligno LW	0	1	0	0	10:18	0	0	2	57.1	5
Ryan Hartman RW	2	2	0	-1	16:10	0	1	1	57.1	2
Marcus Johansson LW	1	1	1	0	14:10	0	1	1	0.0	2
Kirill Kaprizov LW	0	0	0	-1	21:31	0	0	2	0.0	0
Michael McCarron C	1	1	0	0	11:07	0	0	0	33.3	7
Vladimir Tarasenko RW	0	0	1	-2	15:25	1	1	1	0.0	0
Yakov Trenin C	0	6	1	0	11:43	0	0	1	100.0	0
Danila Yurov RW	3	3	0	0	11:27	0	0	1	57.1	0
Mats Zuccarello RW	0	0	0	-2	15:48	1	0	1	0.0	0

Wild · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	PIM
Zach Bogosian D	0	4	0	0	11:52	0	0	0	0
Jonas Brodin D	2	1	1	0	18:13	0	0	2	2
Brock Faber D	1	0	0	-1	24:39	1	0	3	2
Quinn Hughes D	1	0	0	-2	28:52	0	1	0	0
Jake Middleton D	2	0	0	0	13:16	0	0	1	0
Jared Spurgeon D	3	0	0	-1	19:48	0	0	0	0

Wild · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Filip Gustavsson G	4	24	20	.833	58:16	0

Lightning · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Anthony Cirelli C	0	1	0	1	16:06	0	0	0	28.6	2
Zemgus Girgensons C	0	1	0	1	12:49	0	0	1	100.0	0
Gage Goncalves C	0	1	0	1	15:31	0	1	2	0.0	2
Yanni Gourde C	1	0	0	1	15:00	0	0	2	42.9	0
Jake Guentzel C	0	1	0	0	19:14	1	1	3	72.7	0
Brandon Hagel LW	0	0	1	1	18:49	1	1	2	50.0	2
Pontus Holmberg RW	1	1	0	1	13:57	1	0	0	0.0	0
Nikita Kucherov RW	0	1	0	0	19:26	0	1	3	0.0	0
Nick Paul LW	0	1	0	0	12:44	0	1	1	64.7	0
Corey Perry RW	0	0	0	0	8:37	0	0	0	0.0	7
Brayden Point C	1	0	1	0	17:33	1	0	2	14.3	0
Scott Sabourin RW	0	3	0	0	9:11	0	0	0	0.0	5

Lightning · Defense

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	PIM
Erik Cernak D	1	2	1	15:28	1	0	1	2
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	1	4	0	20:27	0	1	0	0
Emil Lilleberg D	0	2	0	19:01	0	0	2	0
Ryan McDonagh D	3	1	1	17:44	0	1	0	0
J.J. Moser D	1	0	1	20:26	0	0	1	0
Darren Raddysh D	1	1	1	23:48	1	2	5	0

Lightning · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy G	3	24	21	.875	59:27	0

Three stars

Erik Cernak (TB)
Darren Raddysh (TB)
Jake Guentzel (TB)

Game info

VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL

Attendance19,092

OfficialsReferee: Kelly Sutherland · Linesman: Brad Kovachik · Linesman: Kiel Murchison · Referee: Jon McIsaac

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